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Rearing Istocheta aldrichi (Diptera: Tachinidae) From Field‐Collected Japanese Beetles (Popillia japonica): 1. Methods to Improve Insect Collection and Parasitoid Pupariation

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We describe methods for collecting and rearing the tachinid parasitoid Istocheta aldrichi from parasitized Japanese beetle adults. Hosts can be collected by hand and reared in the laboratory, or by using modified trap containers with added plant material and substrate to provide suitable conditions for I.
Simon Legault, Josée Doyon, Paul K. Abram, Jacques Brodeur   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selective and persistent toxicity of seven insecticides to five egg parasitoids of Spodoptera frugiperda

CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
Background Spodoptera frugiperda, a major migratory and invasive pest, inflicts significant yield loss on rice and maize in China. As part of an integrated pest management system, biological control agents can be used against S.
Hao-Ran Li, Cheng-Yang Li, Peng Dai, Lian-Sheng Zang, Nicolas Desneux, Wei Xu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Persistence without prosperity at the upper range margin: Elevation, microhabitat buffering and biotic pressure in a range‐expanding spider

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Anthropogenic linear features facilitate high‐elevation colonization. Parasitoid pressure declines markedly with elevation. Cocoon damage increases despite reduced parasitism at high elevation. Abstract The upper elevational range limits of thermophilic arthropods reflect constraints on population persistence rather than simple presence.
Zdeněk Vacek, Stanislav Korenko, Petr Heneberg   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda egg mass scales and layers on the performance of three species of egg parasitoid Trichogramma with different ovipositor lengths

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Background The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a highly polyphagous and destructive pest of maize and other cereal crops.
Omprakash Navik, Lerissa Sweety Dsilva, Jagadeesh Patil, S. N. Sushil   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mating Status of an Herbivorous Stink Bug Female Affects the Emission of Oviposition-Induced Plant Volatiles Exploited by an Egg Parasitoid

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
Insect parasitoids are under selection pressure to optimize their host location strategy in order to maximize fitness. In parasitoid species that develop on host eggs, one of these strategies consists in the exploitation of oviposition-induced plant ...
Gianandrea Salerno, Francesca Frati, Eric Conti, Ezio Peri, Stefano Colazza, Antonino Cusumano   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of non‐host traces on behavioural responses of an egg parasitoid to substrate‐borne semiochemicals in a multi‐herbivore scenario

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
In open arena assays, the response of the egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis to substrate‐borne semiochemicals left by the host Nezara viridula was affected by the non‐host Spodoptera littoralis. Non‐host larval traces reduced T. basalis residence time spent on walking traces from gravid N. viridula females but did not affect responses to walking traces
Tuğcan Alınç, Derya Deveci, Simona Conti, Ezio Peri, Stefano Colazza, Antonino Cusumano   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

First record of Serangium montazerii (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): A new exotic predator of Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Greece

EPPO Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract The biodiversity of Greek agroecosystems is constantly changing, with the influx of new species reshaping food webs. The present study contributes to the documentation of Greek fauna by reporting, for the first time, the occurrence of the Asian predatory ladybird Serangium montazerii Fürsch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). The species was detected
Achilleas Kaltsidis, Ariadni Papafoti, Dimitrios N. Avtzis, Apostolos Kapranas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

First record of Erthesina fullo (Thunberg, 1783) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Italy

EPPO Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract The yellow‐spotted stink bug, Erthesina fullo (Thunberg) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a highly polyphagous stink bug native to Asia with a well‐documented history of human‐mediated dispersal. In recent years, its invasive range has started to expand into Europe.
Davide Scaccini, Enzo Moretto, Paride Dioli, Alberto Pozzebon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Prevalence of Egg Parasitoids of Two Cobweb Spiders in a Tropical Urban Gradient

Arthropoda
Parasitoidism strongly influences the structure of the spiders’ populations, and it can be affected by environmental factors such as those caused by anthropogenic actions.
Natalia Jiménez-Conejo, Paul E. Hanson, Eduardo Chacón-Madrigal, Geovanna Rojas-Malavasi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of the Venom Proteins from Two Eupelmid Egg Parasitoids Anastatus japonicus and Mesocomys trabalae. [PDF]

Biology (Basel), 2023
Zhao QY, Chen X, Wang RZ, Chen YM, Zang LS.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source